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The world’s greatest challenges don’t always have simple answers. Going beyond the surface is critical when it comes to solving global problems. Our experts know how important it is to look back at history and consider the big picture if we want to find solutions that work.

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What Is the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience, and How Can Countries Move It Forward?

With the introduction of the new framework for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), COP 28 marked a milestone for adaptation. We unpack key outputs and set out how countries can move forward by strengthening their national monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems.

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February 15, 2024

IISD Trade and Sustainability Review, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2024

Considering the imminent Thirteenth Ministerial Conference of the WTO, this issue of the IISD Trade and Sustainability Review spotlights key matters of negotiations like e-commerce, fisheries subsidies, food security, and more.

Long-form article

January 9, 2024

Will International Carbon Markets Finally Deliver?

Can the public international carbon market—detailed in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement—finally deliver for climate and nature?

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December 14, 2023

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Why Canadian Liquefied Natural Gas Is Not the Answer for the European Union’s Short-Term Energy Needs

This investigation shows that Canadian LNG infrastructure would come too late to address Europe’s energy security needs and offer little benefit to Canada’s economy.

Deep Dive August 16, 2022

What We Heard From the Global Stocktake's First Technical Dialogue on Adaptation

The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement is now underway. At its first Technical Dialogue in Bonn in June 2022, what did participants say about climate change adaptation and what does it mean for global adaptation ambition?

Deep Dive August 11, 2022

The Legacies of the Stockholm Conference

Fifty years after Stockholm, we face a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution.

Deep Dive June 1, 2022

Disaster Risk Reduction in an Unstable World

Successful disaster risk reduction requires both top-down, institutional changes and strategies and bottom-up, local, community-based approaches.

Deep Dive May 23, 2022

The Roots of Forest Loss and Forest Governance

If lessons from past failures on deforestation are learned, forest protection could play a major role in reversing both climate change and biodiversity loss.

Deep Dive May 9, 2022

Pathways to Sustainable Cities

Urban planning needs to be inclusive and responsive to the needs of local communities and build on participatory approaches that foster the engagement of marginalized actors.

Deep Dive April 28, 2022

Indigenous Peoples: Defending an Environment for All

International environmental negotiations need to go beyond tokenistic participation of Indigenous Peoples to a genuine integration of their worldviews and knowledge.

Deep Dive April 22, 2022

A Warming Arctic is a Warning for the World

To protect the Arctic, stronger and broader local, national, and international measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must be implemented.

Deep Dive April 11, 2022

The Water and Sanitation Challenge

For universal access to water to become a reality, governments and private-sector service providers should adopt a human rights-based approach to ensure water and sanitation services are safe, available, accessible, affordable, and culturally acceptable.

Deep Dive March 22, 2022

Five Key Elements for a Gender Lens in Trade

A large group of WTO members are set to adopt a declaration on trade, gender equality, and women’s economic empowerment—but how can we ensure it leads to tangible benefits for women?

Deep Dive March 14, 2022